Weiss DAC 501 Mark 1 Ethernet Verizon issue

@2andy @tuberist 

i have never had a problem with the ethernet feed into my weiss when the lan input is used -- usually issues of this sort are with the service provider modem/router or with the user in-house feed if run through some repeaters or nest pods to get a wired lan connection into an otherwise not-connected room

regarding the weiss 501 mk 2 upgrade it is somewhat expensive and there is improvement sonically but it is subtle -- my sense is that there is even more micro detail unearthed from good recordings, and an enhanced sense of space/spatial cues in recordings, particularly stage depth and ’openness’ ... overall top to bottom balance is not altered as far as i can hear, nor is the ethereal silkiness of the sound (perhaps its greatest strength), despite the tremendous detail one can hear effortlessly

 I was not aware that you could use the ethernet input for anything other than ROON. Can someone explain how you do that?

Thanks jj

So yesterday I brought the Weiss upstairs and plugged it into my Main Router and was able to get the Weiss dac to recognize the Correct IP address. So I’m going to try and swap out the working Router with the non-working Extender in my basement where my stereo and DAC are. I’ll let u know. Verizon said there is no way to change the IP address on the Extender to match the upstairs Router. I spent an hour on Hold and then an hour on the phone with the Verizon rep to learn this & subsequently need a drink badly & I don’t really drink..lol 

@2andy 

a glass of nice pinot or cab usually makes the music sound nicer too!!!

@tuberist 

i did the upgrade to the weiss mainly to ’future proof’ the unit... i sent it to tmr in colorado and they had it back to me in about 10 days ... in my conversations with daniel w prior to this he did not lead me to believe it would be a night and day uptick sonically -- but i have been such a fan of the unit, its wonderful sound, how its bass management feature is so easy and so useful, the small form factor... i thought what the heck let’s just do it

if one is on a tighter budget, the upgrade can be skipped, there shouldn’t be a great deal of ’fomo’ here